Vol 6 No 4: December-2017 | Pure and Applied Biology (PAB)

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1079-1087

Antibacterial activity of plant extract and zinc nanoparticles obtained from Syzigium aromaticum L.

Sumera Javad, Iqra Akhter, Khadija Aslam, Amina Tariq, Nadia Ghaffar, Sumera Iqbal, Iqra Naseer

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1088-1095

Direct and indirect effects of cob traits on yield in exotic maize germplasm under nitrogen deficient conditions

Tauseef Taj Kiani, Waqas Ahmad Mozammil Hussain, Tahir Amir Khan, Rizwana Amber, Uzma Kalsoom Azhar Hussain

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1096-1102

Fungicidal and micronutrients invigoration of groundnut for disease control and yield improvement in Pothowar, Pakistan

Tahir Amir Khan Tahir Amir Khan, Muhammad Irfan, Zammurad Iqbal Ahmed, Waqas Ahmad, Muhammad Zia-ul-Hassan, Zulfiqar Ali Rahujo, Abdullah Baloch, Muhammad Yaqub

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1103-1110

Heterosis for some physio-morphological plant traits in spring wheat crosses

Shahzadi Mahpara, Muhammad Ishaq Asif Rehmani, Safdar Hussain, Javaid Iqbal, Muhammad Kamran Qureshi, Muhammad Ahmed Shehzad, Javed Shabbir Dar

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1111-1118

Assessment of genetic variability and heritability for quantitative traits between desi and kabuli chickpea genotypes

Quaid Hussain, Nazir Ahmad Ahmad, Rayyan Khan, Muhammad Asim, Muhammad Adnan, Tariq Aziz, Abrar Muhammad

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1119-1125

Evaluation of cypermethrin and Acorus calamus L. extract against 4th instar larvae and adults of Aedes albopictus (Skuse) and Aedes aegypti (L.)

Muhammad Zafar, Muhammad Khalil Ahmad Khan, Iram Mushtaq, Asmatullah .

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1126-1131

Effect of different media and timing factor on rooting of olive (Olea europea) through air layering

Azmat Ali Awan, Mohammad Ilyas, Azaz Shakir, Muhammad Saleem Khan, Nasim Ahmad, Manzoor Ahmad, Gohar Ayub, Gulzar Ullah Farzana Begum

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1132-1150

Agronomic practices and adaptive strategies of the farmers to climate change in central Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Shakeel Ahmad, Muhammad Israr, Muneeb Ur Rehman

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1151-1160

Heritability estimates and correlation analysis in bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) under normal and late plantings

Muhammad Adnan, Fida Muhammad, Quaid Hussain, Iqbal Hussain, Fawad Ali

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1161-1170

Effect of aqueous extracts of allelopathic plants on growth and biomass of wheat and weeds

Shazma Anwar, Ashraf Hussain Muhammad Islam, Zahid Hussain, Ikramullah ., Muhammad Numan Sohaib, Nadar Khan

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1171-1176

Influence of humic acid on growth and yield of strawberry cv. Chandler

Izhar Ullah, Muhammad Sajid, Syed Tanveer Shah, Sajid Khan, Zafar Iqbal, Fazal-i-Wahid ., Ehtesham ul Hassan ., Sayyed Hamad Ahmad Shah, Rahmatullah Khan

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1177-1188

Biochemical studies on the characters of polyphenol oxidase from different cultivar of wheat

Neelam Taj, Syed Zahir Shah

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1189-1197

Effects of seed rates on the growth and yield of different sunflower varieties

Hidayat Ali Panhwar, Ghulam Mustafa Laghari, Arshad Ali Kaleri, Mukesh Kumar Soothar Ayaz Ali Panhwar, Jagdesh Kumar Soothar, Muhammad Mukhtar Rajput Arshadullah Abro, Jay Kumar Soothar

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1198-1215

Dry matter partitioning and grain yield of wheat as affected by sources, methods and timing of nitrogen application

Muhammad Bakhtiar, Muhammad Zahir Afridi, Fazal Munsif, Inayat Ur Rahman Arshad, Sohail Rehman, Saliman Khan, Muhammad Adil, Muhammad Rabnawaz Khan, Muhammad Noman Khan, Muhammad Farooq

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1216-1225

Evaluation of secondary macronutrients in mango (Mangifera indica L.) Orchard of various districts of Sindh

Mahendar Kumar Sootahar, Mehrunisa Memon , Zia-ul- Hassan Shah, Arshad Ali Kaleri, Mukesh Kumar Sootahar, Abdul Khaliq Zounr, Irfan Ali Vistro, Muhammad Iqbal Jakhro

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1226-1233

Growth performance and chemical composition of Cirrhinus mrigala (mori) under the effect of chromium chloride hexahydratre

Farkhanda Asad, Samina Qamer, Ammara Behzad, Tayyaba Ali, Asma Ashraf

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1234-1243

Genetic variability and correlation studies for morphological and yield traits in maize (Zea mays L.)

Abdullah Izzam, Hidayatur Rehman Amir Sohail, Shahzad Ali, Manzoor, Quaid Hussain

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1244-1250

Effect of ginger powder incorporation on physicochemical and organoleptic characteristics of biscuits

Tusneem Kausar, Muhammad Asjad Muhammad Nadeem

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1251-1259

Screening of different exotic lines of tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum L.) under the agro climatic condition of Haripur

Izhar Khan Ijaz Hussain, Mehboob Ahmed, Shah Masaud Khan, Ayub Khan Khalid Naveed, Sardar Ali, Izhar Hussain, Muhammad Sajid

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1260-1268

Tracking agronomic diversity in land races of cowpea [Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walpers] collected from Pakistan

Muhammad Sajjad Iqbal, Abdul Ghafoor, Sammer Fatima, Shamim AKhtar, Muhammad Akbar, Ejaz Hussain Saddiqi

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1269-1275

Polyphenoles extraction from the potato peel and their utilization in biscuiut

Mohammad Taimoor Khan Abdul Sattar Shah, Naeem Safdar, Sumayya Rani, Haris Bilal, Malik Muhammad Hashim, Abdul Basir, Ziaur Rahman Syed Abdul Majeed Shah

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1276-1282

Response of Lychee (Litchi Chinensis) to layering media and timing factors under the climatic conditions of Haripur

Zahoor ul Haq, Shah Masaud Khan, Ijaz Hussain, Sardar Ali, Tariq Mehmood, Ishrat Naz, Muhammad Affan Khan, Irshad Ahmad Khan, Fazal e Haq Khan

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1283-1296

Formulation and quality evaluation of aglutenics biscuits supplimented with rice bran for coeliac patients

Sadaf Javaria, Aiman Karim Muhammad Waqas, Saeeda Raza, Amer Mumtaz, Kashif Waseem

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1297-1305

Chromatographic immunoassay based detection of human toxoplasmosis in District Mardan, Khyber Pakhtunkhawa, Pakistan

Mudassir Shah, Muhammad Zahid, Basmina Bibi, Arab Hussain, Muhammad Haroon, Basit Ali

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1306-1313

Seroprevalence and risk factors of toxoplasmosis in pregnant women of district Swabi

Nazish Shah, Tanzeela ., Ahsan Khan, Muhammad Khisroon, Muhammad Adnan, Shahibzada Muhammad Jawad

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1314-1318

Performance evaluation of Holstein Frisian cattle under subtropical environment

Rameez Raja Kaleri Hubdar Ali Kaleri, Shahla Karim Baloch, Asma Kaleri, Gulam Murtaza Mari, Abdul Mari, Mujahid Ali Shah, Mehran Ali Chalgri, Ikram Ul Hak Kakar, Mansoor Ahmed Gopang

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1319-1327

Scrutinizing impact of atrazine on stress biomarker: plasma glucose concentration of fresh water fish, grass carp, (Ctenopharyngodon idella)

Ahsan Khan, Ali Muhammad Yousafzai, Nazish Shah, Muhammad Adnan, Saqib Jehan, Sahibzada Muhammad Jawad

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1328-1334

Taxonomic study of freshwater Green Algae in relation to water quality of Tehsil Landikotal, Khyber Agency, Pakistan

Haroon Khan, Muhammad Fiaz, Sahib Khan, Fida Hussain, Syed Zahir Shah, Muzammil Shah, Muhammad Shuaib, Muhammad Saeed, Faisal Raza, Muhammad Khan Laghari

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1335-1339

Prevalence of malaria in human population of district Killa Saifullah: Balochistan

Noor Jahan Umer, Muhammad Iqbal Yasinzai

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1340-1344

Effect of calcium lactate concentrations on post-harvest storage life of apple fruit

Altaf Ur Rehman, Asad Ali, Alif Khan Abdul Qayum, Ziaur Rahman, Hassan Waqas, Zaka Ur Rehman

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1345-1353

Evaluation of tomato accessions for quantitative and qualitative traits under agro climatic condition of Peshawar

Nadia Samad, Neelam Ara, Amir Sohail, Shahzad Ali, Manzoor, Shah Fahad, Quaid Hussain, Maryam Samad, Umair Hizar

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1354-1365

Cyprinid fauna (Cypriniformes) of River Panjkora, district Lower Dir, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Abdul Wahab, Ali Muhammad Yousafzai

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1366-1371

Nutritional evaluation of butter prepared from fresh adulterants free cow milk

Sabiha Rashid, Amina Arif, Abdul Majeed Salariya, Muhammad Uzman Raza, Shabana Kausar, Mushtaq Ahmad Saleem, Javed Iqbal Wattoo

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1372-1381

Diversity, distribution and seasonal variations of grasshopper populations in Sialkot, Punjab, Pakistan

Mubashar Hussain, Robina Akbar, Muhammad Faheem Malik, Syeda Nafeesa Kazam, Tamkeen Zainab

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1382-1396

Dry matter partitioning and harvest index of maize crop as influenced by integration of sheep manure and urea fertilizer

Sajid Khan, Ahmad Khan, Fazal Jalal, Maaz Khan, Haris Khan, Said Badshah, Sadiq Shah

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1397-1402

Effect of phosphorus and zinc on yield of lentil

Abid Ali, Bashir Ahmad, Iqbal Hussain, Akhtar Ali, Fawad Ali Shah

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1403-1409

Growth response of olive cultivars to air layering

Fiaza Afzal, Muhammad Adnan, Inayat U Rahman, Muhammad Noor, Ahsan Khan, Sadia Iqbal, Jawad Ali Shah, Mushtaq Ahmad Khan, Muhammad Roman, Fazal Wahid, Shah Nawaz, Rainaz Perveez, Fazli Subhan

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1410-1416

Seed bio-priming approach to amplify production potential of mungbean (Vigna radiata L.) in sandy soils

Tauqeer Ahmad Yasir, Allah Wasaya, Zahra Masood Bhutta, Hafiz Muhammad Aatif, Omer Farooq, Muhammad Ijaz, Sajid Hussain, Abdul Wahid Baloch, Muhammad Muzammil

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1417-1426

Antibiotic sensitivity tests of various micro-organisms from poultry eggs

Rehana Shahnawaz Buriro, Faiza Habib, Rahamtullah Rind, Mujahid Ali Shah, Rameez Raja Kaleri, Abdul Khalique Samoon, Mir Azeem Talpur, Naqash Goswami

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1427-1435

A study on molecular surveillance of Theileria spp. infection and its impact on hematological and biochemical changes in naturally infected small ruminants at Multan, Pakistan

Muhammad Riaz, Zahida Tasawar

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1436-1449

Role of planting depth and mulching on growth and yield components of autumn potato crop sown at different dates

Mohammad Ilyas, Gohar Ayub

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1457-1463

Effect of growth media and foliar application of macro nutrients on agronomic performance of strawberry

Umbreen Shahzad, Sundas Rasheed Tauqeer Ahmad Yasir, Muhammad Shah Jahan, Zeshan Hassan, Allah Wasaya, Abdul Wahid Baloch

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1464-1476

Population dynamics of brinjal shoot and fruit borer Leucinodes orbonalis Guen (Pyralidae: Lepidoptera) in central districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Sajjad Anwar, Jan Muhammad Mari, Farman Ullah, Muhammad Ali Khanzada, Hayat Badshah, Hayat Zada, Umair Ahmad, Ashfaq Ahmad

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1477-1486

Population dynamics of Cockroaches (Pterygota: Blattodea) identified from hospitals of Quetta, Balochistan

Saira Gul, Asmatullah Kakar, Kamran Taj, Farhat Abbas, Nosheen Rafique, Sehar Gul

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1487-1493

Biological identification of Mycoplasma gallisepticum causing respiratory problems in layer flocks in Quetta district of Balochistan

Muhammad Adnan Atique, Ferhat Abbas, Muhammad Masood Tariq, Shakeel Babar, Muhammad Arif Awan, Irshad Ali, Farhat Abbas Bokhari

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1503-1515

Mesquite (Prosopis juliflora) plant prevalence in different districts of Balochistan & antibacterial activity of its pods

Muhammad Essa, Shakeel Babar, Zia Uddin

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1516-1521

Evaluation of genetic divergence, character associations and path analysis in upland cotton genotypes

Sajida Memon, Abdul Wahid Baloch Naila Gandahi, Tauqeer Ahmad Yasir, Saleem Muhammad Sarki, Allah Wasaya, Inayat Ali Mallano, Muharam Ali, Abdul Majeed Baloch, Abdul Sattar Khetran

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1522-1526

Growth and yield behavior of barley varieties under agro-climatic conditions of Turbat, Balochistan

Shahab-u-Din, Nazeer Ahmed, Muhammad Nawaz Kandhro, Mukhtar Umer, Muhammad Yaqoob, Shafique Ahmed, Ayaz Ahmed Lashari

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